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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 10, 1917 



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Northwestern Cooperage & Lumber Company 



The Home of the "Peerless " Standard Brand Products 



GLADSTONE, MICHIGAN MUla at OladsUa* uid Eacanaba. MlcUgaa 



Western Office: 

 516 Lamb» Ezchanpe, Mlnneapoli*, Mlaa. 



Manufacturers of the following "Peerless" Standard Brand Products: Hardwood Flooring, Staves, 

 Hoops, Heading and Veneers, Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Posts, Poles and Ties, 

 and Hemlock Tan Baurk 



"Peerless" Rock Maple, Beech & Birch Flooring 



have a standard of their own. are cuaranteed TRY IT THE 

 and are said hj Jealers to bold trade. We kjpyi* tiiuv 

 nhlp It In straight or mixed cars — Car or Carco. "tA 1 1 UVU. 



Uembert of Maple Flooring Uanufacturert' .Association (W^en writing mention the Hardweed Recsrd.) 



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B 1118— Ash and White Pine Wanted 



Cleveland, O., May 24. — Kilitor II.ardwoud Hecokd : Our company Is 

 about to enter into the manufacturing fleld o£ truck IkkUcs lor tlie govern- 

 ment, directly or indirectly. We liave not decided which way we will 

 proceed. Nevertheless, we will he in the market tor the following : 



250,000 feet 3" ash; 125,000 feet 2Mi" ash; 100,000 feet IVi" ash; 

 1,200,000 feet IVi" thick yellow pine — not less than 12" wide; 315.000 

 feet of 1" yellow pine not less than 4" wide — does not have to be wide 

 width, firsts and seconds, six months air dry. 



We thought perhaps you could put us in touch with some reliable 

 people who could give us prompt delivery. 



B 1119— White Ash Handles 



Boston, Ma.s.s., June 1. — Editor Hardwoot) ItErouD: A customer of 

 ours Is in the market for straight-grain white asli handles. He would 

 like to buy the handles all finished, but he can, it necessary, do any 

 portions of the work that handle manufacturers are not equipped to 

 •perform. We should appreciate it if you could put us in touch with 

 any persons who have the right kind of lumber and eQuipment that 

 you may know of. We presume there are many manufacturers of hoe. 

 rake and shovel handles who could handle this order in good shape. 



The handles are to be turned round and grooved and a sketch of 

 what is wanted is on file in tlus office. Quotations are desired F. O. B. 

 Boston, and if straight grain white ash handles cannot be supfilied, 

 maple handles will be considered. — ^Editor. 



B 1120 — Cypress and Sycamore 

 Memphis, Tenn., May ?,0. — K'litur Hardwood REroKO : Will you please 

 Sldvise us if you know of any nianufacturers who are culting %" or %" 

 quartered cypress? Also advise the names of any manufacturers who are 

 cutting %" or %" sycamore. • 



B 1121 — Correcting an Error 

 Grand Rapids, Mich., May 28.- ICditor Hardwood I!ecord: We notice 

 In your issue of May 25, on page 24, a statement that we have increased 

 our capital from ?4,000 to $6,500, which is obviously a misprint, as our 

 capital was increased from $40,000 to $65,000. We wish that you would 

 note this error. Uice Venkek & Lumber Companv. 



Clubs and Associations 



Michigan Meeting at Chicago Next Thursday 

 Secretary .J. f, Kni>.\ inako ihi- foIlnwinL; annnunccnicnt of the coming 

 meeting of the association : 



In accordance with resolution adopted at our meeting in Detroit, April 26, 

 rjl", the eleventh annual meeting of the Michigan Hardwood Manufac- 

 turers' .Vssociation will be held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 111., Thurs- 

 day morning, June 14, I'JIT, at 9 :30 sharp. 



There are certain phases of the lumber industry that warrant a full 

 aitendance at this meeting of every member of the association. Every 

 member should be present or represented. 



IMease convene promptly in order that our work may be finished in 

 time for the opening meeting of the National Harihvood Lumber Associa- 

 lUn\. which Is held in same hotel. 



Prepare for Important Work 

 The Northern Hemlock ami Ilardwooil M;iuur;i'-tnrers' regular summer 

 meeting wdll be held this year in June instead of in July and at Chicago 

 instead of at .Milwaukee, in order that the niemliers may attend the meet- 

 ing of the Natbmal Harilwood Lumber .\ssociation June 14 and 15. The 

 Northern, as well as the .Michigan Hardwood men, are interested in the 

 proposed new grading rules and will be in Chicago to vote for changes on 

 which they agreed at Milwaukee early this year. The meeting of the 

 Northern Heniloek body itself will be more or less perfunctory, the usual 

 reports and routine Inisiness matters being disposed <if. 



Hardwood Committee Goes to Washington 



.\ committee of the Hanlwood Manufacturers' Association of the United 

 States is now in Washington to confer with the >5bipping t^oard and 

 the National Council of Defense for new sliips. 



'I'lie committee consists of president B. B. Burns, I'. W. Mowiiray, IS. L. 

 Hutchinson, 'W. E. DeLaney, K. II. Vansant, W. .M. Ititter and M. W. 

 Stark. They were appointed at a conference held in Cincinnati Saturday, 

 .lune 2, when about twenty representatives of the hardwood industry from 

 tile East and South assemlded lo talk the matter over and decide upon 

 future action. The committee is prepared to talk prices and make sugges- 

 tions of certain changes in the specifications. 



A delegation of about twenty prominent Cincinnati lumbermen and 

 others left Cincinnati In a special car last Friday to attend the meet- 

 ing of the open price plan committee In Memphis, Saturday. June il. 



